Fluid-tractor.



J. M. KING.

FLUID TRACTOR.

APPLIMTION rum) un 1s, 1912.

1,1 19,433. famme@ Dec. 1, 1914.

JOSEPH MARION KING, OF JAGKSOVILLE, FLORIDA.

FLUID-TRACTOR.

Application led May 15, 1912.

f10 all whom fit may concern Be it known that I, JOSEPH MARION Kino,

a citizen oil the United States, residing at Jacksonville, in the county of' Duval and State ci Florida, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Fluid-Tractors, of which the following is a specification, reifer-ence being had `therein to the accoinpanyingdrawings.

rllhis invention provides a device for producing a flow of liquid and for increasing the efficiency ot' an engine with which it is associated, this being accomplished by utilization oi`| the energy present in exhaust or other fluids having initial pressure in a manner scn'iowhat similar to that involved in nay copending application .for patent on fluid tractor, tiled April 27, i912, Serial Number (393,566. The basic principles of fluid action are somewhat similar in this and that application, and reference may be had to the .former application for a more extended exposition of those principles than `it is necessary, to set out herein. Among thel differences between the two devices is that i the liouid caused `to flow by this device is discharged separately from the main portion of the pressifire fluids, instead of with all of the pressure fluids asin the device of the former application.

'lhis invention contemplates a fluid-treating device of the character described having longitudinally a iflui d-cond uit surrounded by an outer casing, there being between the conduit and casing a cooling-space divided into chambers, one oil which has communication with the fluid-coudiiiit through a valvecontrolled passage, the chambers being in counnunication with one another' through a vaive-controlled port, and one ot' the chainbers having a discharge port. lllxhaust or other fluids, such as gases from an internalcoinbustion engine, entering the fluid-conduit of the device as a motive medium will be so affected or modified that partial vacuums will. be produced in the device, whereby there is caused a flow of fluid distinct 'from the motivo medium, as water from a cooling-jacket, and whereby an engine or other source oit' exhaust or motive medium .fluids is relieved to a consideral'ile extent off atmospheric and other back pressures and the tendency of the motive lne- Specfcaton of Letters Patent. i

Patented nec. 1,1914. Serial No. 697,386.

dium to flow from the source will be increased.

l/Vhen read inconnection with the descriptionherein, the details of construction and arrangement of parts will be apparent from the accompanying drawings, forming part` hereof, `wherein an embodiment ofthe invention susceptible of use with an internal combustion engine is disclosed, for purposes of illustration.`

While a preferred form of the invention is shown and described herein, it is to be understood that it is not the intention to be limited necessarily to the precise delineation herein in interpretation of claims hereinafter, as `it is obvious that the parts can be variously formed and organized, and adapted for use with other conduits supplying fluids impulsively, within the limits prescribed by the claims, without departing :from the nature and spirit oi the invention.

Like reference-chaineters refer to corresijionding parts in the views of the drawings,

of which- Figure l is an exterior view, with parts broken away; Fig.` 2 is a longitudinal sectional view; llig. is a bisectional view, on the line ree-m, Fig. 2, looking at the receiving end; and Fig. ll is a bisectional view, on the line m-a:, Fig. 2, looking at the discharge end.

Having more particular reference to the drawings, 5 designates an outer casing or shell, preferably circular in cross-section, and contracted at the receiving end A and formed with a threaded portion 6 .for connection with an exhaust-conduit leading from an engine. The wall of the outer casing is interiorly extended to form near the discharge end B an` annular wall 7, from which extends to thecontracted receiving end an inner casing 8, preferably circular' in cross-section, constituting a continuous exhaust-passage. The annular space between the casings is a liquid-flow or cooling space. This space, in the embodiment disclosed by the drawings, is divided b v an annular `wall 9 into what may becalled a rey ceiving-chamber 10 and a discharge-chamber 11,. These chambers are in communication with each other through a passage 12 formed by an outwardly-extendingportion 13 and a cylindrical extension 14C of the outer casing.`

The extension 1li is screw threaded to receive a threaded cap 15, in which is formed a guideway 16 for a stem 17 of a valve v18 cooperating with a seat 19 on the outer casing to control the flow of fluids through the passage. rihe valve 13 is susceptible of opening under the influence of fluid Apressure in chamber 10 and of closing under similar in-` fluence in .chamber 11. 'lhe valve 18 preferably is located on top of the device, in order that of itsown rweight it may have a tendency to close the passage. The threaded cap 15 being removable, easy access may be had to the valve 18 for repairs, replacement, or otherwise.

For the purpose of conducting a portion of .the exhaust-fluids entering the receiving end of the device to chamber 10, there is provided a conduit or receiving-passage 2() leading to that chamber `and having a receiving end 21 positioned yopposite to the receiving end and directly inthe path of en-` tering exhaust fluids. The end of the conduit is screw threaded to receive fa threaded portion of a member 22 which member -has a flared or enlarged rim -23 for directing -e haust-iuids into conduit 20. The `member 122 is formed with an interior 'seatI 2i, with which an inwardly-opening valve 25 coperates to close the conduit. r-llhis valve has a stem 26 disposed in a guidetvay 27 of a frame 28 in conduit 20, and interposed ,between the valve and frame is a spring 29 having a tendencyto close the valve. The tension of this spring may be altered by turning the member' 22 inwardly `or outwardly, and, for use in turning, the vnemi ber is formed with notches or recesses 30 to receive parts of a suitable turning-tool. The maximum diameter of the member 22 isless than the interior diameter of `the threaded coupling portion 6, so that the member and valve may be removed from the device when desired.

Liquid is admitted to chamber 10 through an inlet 31 and a conduit 32, with which is associated a checlovalve 33 arnanged to admit liquid to the chamber. Fluids are discharged from chamber l11 lthrough lan outlet 34 and a conduit leading to a reservoir lor other desired place of disposal, with which is associated a checlevalve 36 arranged to permit flow of fluids from the chamber. The outlet 34C is so positioned below the :top of chamber 11 that the rproper amount of :gas to force liquid therefrom constantly .is -retained.

The discharge end of the device -is formed with a screw-threaded portion upon which is screwed a cap `member 37 having a contracted coupling portion 38 for .connection with an exhaust-disposal conduit. On va-ll 7 there is a` seat 39, with which `outwardly-opening valve 4 0 cooperates .to close the passage through the device against ab mospheric pressure, the valve being sus- Y lassociated has completed an exhaust stroke and exhaust {iuids have been discharged through the device, there is a 'loss in volume or pressure of exhaust fluids in the device because of liberation of heat, and the atmosphere tends to rush back through the eX- lhaust-conduits. Back `flow of-air is prevented lby closing of valve i0 4against atmospheric pressure, andthe engine thereby is relieved of the disadvantages of yatmospheric backlash. Y

llhen exhaust fluids enter the device, the majorportion thereof is `discharged through the main exhaust-'passage '8, but impulse of exhaust opens valve 25 and a portionrof those :fluids 'is conducted to chamber 10 through conduit "20 and to chamber 11 through passage 12 1in lsuiiicient quantity to fill those chambers. '0f coursefon the initial. entrance of exhaust into the device, the latter is cooler than theexhaust, and therefore, a lapse in pressure below that of the atmosphere occurs in the chambers and liquid flows into chamber 10 through inlet 31 in response tothe tendency of gases to restore a stable equilibrium. Thereafter, the portion of theexhaust that enters chamber 1() under impulsive action comes into contact with the liquid therein, and that portion of exhaust gases that is susceptive of liquefaction is liquefied, lapse -in volume results both from heat reduction and liquefaction, and liquid continues to flow into the charm ber through inlet 31. rlhe inertia of the mass of gas entering chamber 10 operates to cause liquid and gaseous fluids to :be forced into chamber 11 through passage 12 the valve '18 opening *and check-valve 33 Vin the Y liquid-supply conduit closing and preventing back flow therein. The sequential lapse in volume of gases remaining yin'c'hamber 10 causes A'a partial vacuum in `that chamber and further lflow of liquid through inlet 31,

the valve'18 being .closed at such time. Nonliquefying gases in chamber l10, being lighter than liquid, are in the .upper portion of the chamber, and they'are forced Withthe liquid into chamber 11 under exhaust impulse, where their expansion operates to force liquid out through outlet 34, the checlnvalve 36 preventing back flow when the pressure in chamber 11 is less than that of the atmosphere. lated in chamber 1.1, a portion thereof is forced `out through ioutlet 34: with liquid. The lspring of valve 125 `is of sufficient tension to 'prevent its opening in consequence of -momentary :subsidences of pressure in When too much gas has vaccumu- I chamber 10, so that the sure balance is brought liquid through inlet 31. The valve 25 also has a tendency to close, of course, under influence of decreases of pressure in the main exhaust-conduit, so that the engine has a!! the advantage of such decreases of pressure in that conduit. There is cc-peration between the atmospheric valve 40 and the liquid-flow or cooling space, in that that space, by its cooling eifect, enhances the drawing eliect on the engine exhaust-ports; and, also. because of the fact that this draw -1 ing effect is enhanced, exhaust impulses have greater force and their eiiect in the coolingrestoration of presabout by inflow oil space increased. During operation, the flow of liquid through the chambers the casing 8 cools that casing and causes a contmuance of intermittent decreases ci' pressure in the main exhaust-passage, with the attendant advantages previously described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is r l. An exhaust-treating device having an exhaust-passage, a liquid-receiving chamber provided with an outlet having associated therewith a valve closing against fluid pres-- sure exterior of the chamber, communicating with said chamber a receiving-passage leading from said exhaust-passage and having a valve susceptible of opening under influence of fluid pressure in said exhaustpassage, and a liquid-supply inlet for said receiving-chamber having associated there- With a valve preventing back flow from said chamber.

2. An exhaust-treating device having an exhaust-passage, a liquid-receiving chamber having a liquid-inlet, a discharge-chamber having anoutlet, a passage from said receiving-chamber to said discharge-chamber having a valve susceptible of opening under the influence of fluid pressure in said receiving-chamber, communicating with said receiving-chamber a receiving-passage leading from said exhaust-passageand having a valve susceptible of `opening under inliuence of exhaust pressure in said exhaustpassage, and a valve associated with said liquid-inlet of said receiving-chamber preventing baek flow from that chamber'.

3. An exhaust-treating device having an exhaust-passage, aliquid-fiow space, a wall dividing said space into a receiving-chamber and a discharge-chamber, a passage from said receiving-chamber to said dischargechamber having a valve susceptible of opening under the iniluence of fluid pressure in said receiving-chamber, an outlet for said discharge-chamber, communicating with said receiving-chamber a receiving-passage leading from said exhaust-passage and having a valve susceptible of opening under the insurrounding flucnce of exhaust pressure in said exhaustpassage, and a liquid-supply inlet tor said receiving-chamber having associated there with a valve preventing back 4flow from that chamber.

4e. An exhaust-treating device having an exhaust-passage, a liquid-receiving chamber having an outlet provided with a valve closing against fluid pressure exterior of said chamber, communicating with said chamber a receiving-passage leading from said exhaust-passage and having an entrance positioned in the path of fluids entering said exhaust-passage adapted to receive impulses oil fluids, a valve for said receiving-passage susceptible of opening under such impulses, and a liquid-supply inlet for said chamber having associated therewith a valve prev venting back liow from said chamber.

An exhaust-treating device having an exhaust-passage, a liquid-receiving chamber having a liquid-inlet, a liquid-discharge chamber having' an outlet, a passage from said i'eceiving-chamber to said dischargechamber having a valve susceptible ol opening under the influence of fluid pressure in said receiving-chamber, communicating with said receiving-chamber a receiving-passage leading from said exhaust-'imssage and having an entrance positioned in the path of fluids entering said exhaust-imssage adapted to receive impulses oll fluids, a valve for said receiving-passage susceptible of opening under such. impulses.` and a valve associated with A chamber preventing back flow from that chamber.

(5. nu, exhaust-treating device having an cxlmust-passage, a liquid-flow space, a wall dividing said space into a receiving-chamber and a. discharge-chamber, a passage from said receiving-chamber to said discharge-chamber having a valve susceptible ol opening under the influence of fluid pressure in said receivizig-chamber, an outlet :for said dischaige-chamber, communicating with said rccciving-cluimber a receivingpassage leading 'from said exhaust-passage and having an entrance positioned in the path ol' luids entering said exhaust-passage adapted to receive impulses ol fluids, a valve for said receiving-imssage susceptible. ol opening under such impulses, and a liquidsupplv inlet for said recciving-chamber having associated therewith a valve preventing back :flow 'from that chamber.

i'. in exluiust-treating device having an outer casing, an exhaust-conduit therein, there being casing and conduit and surrounding the latter and said space including a receivingcha mber, an outlet for said receiving-chamber having associated therewith a valve closing against fluid pressure exterior of said chamber, communicating with said chamsaid ,liquid-inlet ol said receivinga cooling-space between said` ber a receiving-passage leading from said conduit and having a valve susceptible of opening uncer the influence of fluid pressure in said conduit, and a licitud-supply inlet for said chamber having associated therevvith a valve preventing bach flow :trom said chamber. l

8. An exhaust-treating device having an outer casing, an exhaust-conduit therein, there being a cooling-space betvveen said casing and conduit and surrounding the latter and said space inclilding a receiving-cham- 'oer and a discharge-chamber, a passage from receiving-chamber to said discharge-chamber having a valve susceptible of opening under the influence ci iiuid pressure in said receiving-chamber, communicating with said receiving-chamber a receiving-passage leading from said conduit having a valve susceptible of opening under the influence of fluid pressure in said conduit, a liquid-supply inlet for said receiving-chamber having associated therewith a valve preventing baclr. flow :from that chamber, and an outlet for said discharge-chamber.

9. in exhaust-treating device having an outer casing, an exhaust-conduit therein,

there being` a cooling-space between said casand conduit and surrounding the latter and said space including a receiving-chamber, an outlet for said receiving-chamber having associated therewith a valve closing against fluid pressure exterior of that chamber, communicating with said chamber a receiving-passage leading from said conduit and having an entrance positioned in the path ol liuids entering said conduit adapted to `receive impulses of iiuids, a valve for said receiving-passage susceptible of opening under such impulses, and a liquidsupply inlet Jor said receiving-chamber having associated therewith a valve preventing bach flow from said chamber.

l0. An exhaust-treating device having an outer casing, an exhaust-conduit therein, there being a cooling-space between said casing and conduit and surrounding the latter and said space including a receivingchambcr and a liquid-discharge chamber, a passage from said receiving-chamber to said discharge-chamber having a valve susceptible of opening under the influence of fluid pressure in said receiving-chamber, com-y municating with said receiving-chamber a receiving-passage leading from said conduit and having an entrance positioned in the path et tluids entering the conduit adapted to receive impulses of fluids, a valve for said receiving-passage susceptible 01"' opening under such impulses, a liquid-supply inlet for said receiving-chamber having associated therewith a valve preventing back iiovv from that chamber, and an outlet for said discharge-chamber.

ing a valve susceptible of opening under the f inl'luence of i'luid pressure in said exhaustpassage, and liquid-supply inlet for said chamber hav-ing associated therewith a valve preventing back flow from said chamber.

l2. sin exhaust-treating device having in combination an exhaust-passage provided with valve closing against atmospheric pressure, a liquid-flowspace, a Wall divid-l ing said space into a receiving-chamber and a discharge-chamber, a passage from said receiving-chamber to said discharge-chamber having a valve susceptible of openingk under the influence of fluid pressure in said vreceiving-chamber, an outlet for saiddischarge-chamber, communicating with said-` receiv'fing-chamber a receiving-passage leading trom said exhaust-passage and having `a resiliently-closed valve susceptible of opent ing under the influence of exhaust pressure in said exhaust-passage, and a liquid-supply inlet for said receiving-chamberhaving Aassociatedithereivith a valve preventing-back dow from that chamber.

13. An exhaust-treating device fhavingin combination 4an exhaust-passage provided with a valve closing against atmospheric pressure, a receiving-chamber having an outlet provided with a valve closing against fluid pressure exterior of said chamber,

communicating with said chamber a receiv-v inO'-'aassafe leadinO from said exhaustas- :a l :n :n

sage yand having an entrance positioned in the path of iiuids entering said exhaustpassage :adapted to receive impulses of fluids, a resiliently-closed valve for said receiving-passage susceptible of opening lunder such impulses, and a liquid-supply inlet for said chamber having associated therewith a valve preventing back lovv from said chamber.

A an exhaust-treating device having in combination an exhaust-passage provided with a valve closing against atmospheric pressure, aliquid-floiv space, a wall dividing said space into a receiving-chamber and a discharge-chamber, a passage from said receiving-chamber to said discharge-chamber having a valve susceptible of opening under the influence kof fluid pressure in said receiving-chamber, an outlet for said: dischargechamber,communicating With said receiving-chamber a receiving-passage leading from said exhaust-passage 'andvhavi-ng an entrance positioned inthe path of uids entering said exhaust-passage adapted to receive impulses of iluids, a resiliently-closed valve for said receiving-passage susceptible of opening under such impulses, and a. liquid-supply inlet for said receiving-chamber having associated therewith a valve preventino back flow from that chamber.

l5. n exhaust-treating device having in combination an outer casing, an exhaustconduit therein provided With a valve closing against atmospheric pressure, there being a cooling-space between said casing and conduit and surrounding' the latter and said space including a receiving-chamber, an out for said chamber having associated therewith a valve closing against fluid pressure exterior' of said chamber, communicating with said chamber a receiving-passage leading from said conduit and having a resiliently-closed valve susceptible of opening under influence of fluid pressure in said conduit, and a liquid-supply inlet for said e amber having associated therewith a valve preventing back How from said chamber.

16. An exhaust-treating device having in combination an outer casing,` an exhaustconduit therein provided with a Valve closing against atmospheric pressure, there being a cooling-space between said casing and conduit and surrounding the latter and said. space including a receiving-chamber and a discharge-chamber, a passage from said receiving-chamber to said discharge chamber having a valve susceptible of opening under influence of fluid pressure in said receivingchamber, communicating with said receiving-chamber a reeeivingpassage leading from said conduit having a resiliently-closed valve susceptible of opening under the influence of fluid pressure in said conduit, a liquid-supply inlet for said receiving-chamber having' associated therewith a valve preventing baclc How from that chamber, and an outlet for said discharge-chamber.

17. An exhaust-treating device having in combination an outer easing, an exhaustconduit therein provided `with a valve closiug against atmospheric pressure, there being a cooling-space between said casing and conduit and surrounding the latter and said space including a receiving-chamber and a discharge-chamber, a passage from said receiving-chamber to said dischargechamber having a valve susceptible of open- `ing under the `influence of fluid pressure in said receiving-chamber, communicating with said receiving-chamber a. receivingpassage leading from said conduit and having an entrance positioned in the path of fluids entering the conduit adapted to receive impulses oil fluids, a resiliently-closed valve for said receiving-passage susceptible of opening under such impulses, a liquidsupply inlet for said receiving-chamber having associated therewith a valve preventing back flow from that chamber, and an outlet for said dischaige-chamber.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH MARION KING.` Witnesses to signature:

R. W. MoLnon, J. S. Ymere.

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